The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-25
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one Of she Best IN the state.

me EalIna YIN and Elevator Piant-
- one 81 che Best IN the stats.
-Four years ago the present COM
pany, OF which d. S. Shellabarger Is
&c president, VIM. Bowers vice
g president and J. B. Sheliabarger
secretary and treasurer, took charge
Il Of this elegant mill property. Since
!, that time they have established ele-
vators Al various outside points, and
4 have materially improved their prop
G eriy. The directors are d. s. Shell
labarger, VIM. Bowers, J. B. Shell
labarger, Geo. WOOlley and A. T..
= Henkle. and the company represents
a paid up capital OF SI50,mO.OO.
They own all the ground lying
north Of n orth street 10 the Union
Pacific railway, between Santa Fe
avenue and Seventh street and three
fOurths Of the adjoining block, east
Of Santa Pc avenue. where what is
kOwn as the Robinson elevator, with
a storage capacity Of 5000 bushels
Of grain, stands, aud is now owned
by this company. The location il
extremely valuable ON account Of
its relation 10 the railroads, having
switches right at their doors.
The mill or main building il an
Immense three story structure. with
texas and basement. llOxl3O feet on
the ground. The Hungarian system
Of the latest improved order il used,
twenty-five double sets Of rollers,
with a capacity Of 600 barrels Of
Hour per day, grace the first floor Of
this magnificent institution. A 800 !
horse power COrliss engine, with |
three hughe boilers, drives the vast |
amount Of machinery necessary for |
a mill Of this character with ease,
and consumes or 10 tons Of coal |
every - hours, or three ears week,
when running at its full capacity.
The home elevator is used for stOr-
ing mill wheat only, and has a ca
pacity Of 1900 bushels, aud will
elevate 1000 bushels Of wheat per
hour. II is 38xl2O feet ON the ground
and stands Immediately east Of the
mill. They have a corn crib that
will hold 10000 bushels Of grain, with
live dumps, and a corn shelter that
will handle 700 bushels per hour.
The grain from wagons is all dumped,
and for unloading a car, they use a
steam shovel, one OF the greatest
labOr-saving machines ever invented.
lt will unload q ear OF wheat in -
minutes. which would take two men
one hour Of hard work 10 accom-
plish. They have elevators ut
Mentor, bridgeport, LindsbOrg and
Bavaria, where wheat il bought, the
best being shipped to tue mill, and
the rest To eastern markets.
While last year was poor one for
mills, yet the Salina Mill and Eleva-
tor Company did an immense
business. They ground at the
mill $50, 7Ol. - bushels Of wheat, that
cost them $3.50, l2s.2G. The above
grain made IS, $50 barrels Of flour, or
HO, 600 sacks the size you buy at the
grocery stores, which i'm bulk made
$50 ear loads. Surely that il not a
bad showing for a poor year. IN all
dition Ia the above large amoifiit OF
money paid out for grain, the run
ming expenses of this mammoth CON
cern was SIS, rs, -. Add Ia this the
money used in buying grain That
was shipped tO other markets, and il
makes a grand total of nearly one
half a million of dollars of business
done by this one firm alone during
the past year.
They also built an elegant bust
ness Office last year that cost 81 ~.
u is very complete. having the
scales on one side, and here Mr..
WOOlley, the gentlemaIIly book
keeper, is in charge. This firms
products are known far iand wide, !
and they make large shipments To {
Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Indian !
Territory, New Mexico, Colorado ,
and Texas. As an advertisement
for our city, Il has done good work, =
and has made hundreds and thou {
sands Of people familiar with the
name Of Salina, that otherwise might
have lived on for years in ignorance
Of our greatness.
They are now manufacturing a
new product, called "GerOlium." IL
il made from the meat Of the wheat,
and contains the gluten, a part of
the starch, and the germ or life |
Of the berry. AS a health food, il I
has no equal, being far superior Ia :
Oat meal and that class Of goods. II
is a delicious dish especially for chill
d. en-. II is made right here at home,
is pure, and should at least be tried
by every family in Salina.
Add 10 the immense business OF
this firm that Of the Underwo Od
Mills, the Cambria Mills, aud the
BrOOkville Mills, it would seem ~ ,
II Saline county would have weary :
little wheat to ship To foreign mark
ets, as the total capacity Of these !
mills will reach about 800 barrels Z
Of Hour every twenty-fOur hours,
when they are running at their full c
capacity.